Ubisoft had recently offered employees at its Paris branch the option of being part of a “voluntary mutual termination agreement”, which would essentially involve laying off 200 of its employees. In response, French unions Solidaires Informatique, STVJV, and CFE CGC have asked Ubisoft Paris employees to simply “stop working” if CEO Yves Guillemot shows up at the office. “We call on the employees of Ubisoft Paris to stop working if Yves Guillemot steps foot in our offices. Following the company having recently announced major organizational overhauls resulting in project cancellations, Solidaires Informatique had called for a half-day strike on January 22. “This is an initial answer to the absurdity of management’s decisions,” said Solidaires Informatique in a post announcing the half-day strike.